Information is based on the field collection card located along with the specimen.

Qty:

1

QtyReplicates:

0

SpecimenDesc:

Tooth

AcquisitionMode:

Quarry Collection

AccessionDate:

2014-01-10 00:00:00

CurrentOwner:

Province of Manitoba

DepositorName:

Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre

Credit:

Chelsey Delaquis, Joseph Hatcher

tPhylum:

Chordata

tClass:

Chrondrichthyes

tOrder:

Lamniformes

tFamily:

Anacoracidae

fGenus

Squalicorax

tSubspecies:

pristodontus

tCommonName:

Shark, Squalicorax

dUnits:

cm

dWidth:

2.1

dHeight:

2.5

dLength:

0.4

dRemarks:

Measurements were made using a hand held ruler.

dCurrentCondition:

Good

dDate:

2014-01-10 00:00:00

dIdentifier:

Joseph Hatcher

gGeoPeriod:

Cretaceous

gEpoch:

Campanian

gAge:

Late Cretaceous

gMa:

80 - 83

gFormation:

Pierre Shale

gMember:

Gammon Ferruginous

gHorizon:

Middle Unit

stPermLocBuilding:

Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre

stPermLocRoom:

Collections Room

stPermLocDrawer:

D-1019

stLocDate:

2014-01-10 00:00:00

stComponentLoc:

D-1019

stStatus:

stored

oContinent:

North America

oCountry:

Canada

oOcean:

Western Interior Seaway

oProvince:

Manitoba

oLocation:

Manitoba Escarpment

oMineQuarry:

13

AssociatedSpecimens:

M.2011.01.13

cDateCatalogued:

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Cataloguer:

Joseph Hatcher

CatRemarks:

Serrations still visible on specimen.

References:

Shimada, K. and D. Cicimurri. 2006. The Oldest Record of the Late Cretaceous Anacoracid Shark, Squalicorax pristodontus (Agassiz), from the Western Interior, with comments on Squalicorax Phylogeny. In Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 35. Shimada, K. and D. J. Cicimurri. 2005. Skeletal Anatomy of the Late Cretaceous shark, Squalicorax (Neoselachii: Anacoracidae). Palaontologische Zeitschrift, Volume 79, No. 2, p. 241-261.